Lynda Schlegel Culver

SUNBURY — The hundreds of onlookers lining city sidewalks couldn't believe what they were seeing Wednesday afternoon, the multi-colored fire hoses snaking along more than a square city block and leading to tankers positioned at Northumberland County Prison, where frequent bursts of flames filled a wintry sky shrouded by plumes of gray and black smoke. What they saw was swarms of police converging from across the valley, nearly 200 firefighters from six counties, closed streets, police tape and the demise of the 139-year-old city fixture in a six-alarm blaze. "This," said Jen Fisher, of Sunbury, "is unreal." Only minutes after the fire began at 2 p.m.,...

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SUNBURY — The hundreds of onlookers lining city sidewalks couldn't believe what they were seeing Wednesday afternoon, the multi-colored fire hoses snaking along more than a square city block and leading to tankers positioned at Northumberland County...